Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 12.136.12

भीष्म उवाच ।
त्वद्युक्तोऽयमनुप्रश्नो युधिष्ठिर गुणोदयः ।
शृणु मे पुत्र कार्त्स्न्येन गुह्यमापत्सु भारत ॥ १२ ॥

bhīṣma uvāca |
tvadyukto'yamanupraśno yudhiṣṭhira guṇodayaḥ |
śṛṇu me putra kārtsnyena guhyamāpatsu bhārata || 12 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...the clear firmament rich with stars, the fowler began to advance, still trembling with cold. Beholding the sky cleared of clouds, he cast his eyes on all sides and seeing that night was already upon him, he...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.136.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bhishma, Yushmad, Yukta, Aya, Idam, Anuprashna, Yudhishthira, Gunodaya, Asmad, Putra, Kartsnyena, Kartsnya, Guhyam, Guhya, Guhi, Apad, Bharata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.136.12). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “bhīṣma uvāca
  • bhīṣma* -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • Line 2: “tvadyukto'yamanupraśno yudhiṣṭhira guṇodayaḥ
  • tvad -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [ablative single]
  • yukto' -
  • yukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuj -> yukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √yuj class 7 verb]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • anupraśno* -
  • anupraśna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yudhiṣṭhira -
  • yudhiṣṭhira (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guṇodayaḥ -
  • guṇodaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 3: “śṛṇu me putra kārtsnyena guhyamāpatsu bhārata
  • śṛṇu -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [imperative active second single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • putra -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kārtsnyena -
  • kārtsnyena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kārtsnya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • guhyam -
  • guhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    guhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    guhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    guhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guh -> guhya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √guh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √guh class 1 verb]
    guhī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āpatsu -
  • āpad (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • bhārata -
  • bhārata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhārata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.136.12

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.136.12 in Kannada sript:
ಭೀಷ್ಮ ಉವಾಚ ।
ತ್ವದ್ಯುಕ್ತೋಽಯಮನುಪ್ರಶ್ನೋ ಯುಧಿಷ್ಠಿರ ಗುಣೋದಯಃ ।
ಶೃಣು ಮೇ ಪುತ್ರ ಕಾರ್ತ್ಸ್ನ್ಯೇನ ಗುಹ್ಯಮಾಪತ್ಸು ಭಾರತ ॥ ೧೨ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 12.136.12 in Bengali sript:
ভীষ্ম উবাচ ।
ত্বদ্যুক্তোঽযমনুপ্রশ্নো যুধিষ্ঠির গুণোদযঃ ।
শৃণু মে পুত্র কার্ত্স্ন্যেন গুহ্যমাপত্সু ভারত ॥ ১২ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 12.136.12 in Gujarati sript:
ભીષ્મ ઉવાચ ।
ત્વદ્યુક્તોઽયમનુપ્રશ્નો યુધિષ્ઠિર ગુણોદયઃ ।
શૃણુ મે પુત્ર કાર્ત્સ્ન્યેન ગુહ્યમાપત્સુ ભારત ॥ ૧૨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.136.12 in Malayalam sript:
ഭീഷ്മ ഉവാച ।
ത്വദ്യുക്തോഽയമനുപ്രശ്നോ യുധിഷ്ഠിര ഗുണോദയഃ ।
ശൃണു മേ പുത്ര കാര്ത്സ്ന്യേന ഗുഹ്യമാപത്സു ഭാരത ॥ ൧൨ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.136.12 in Telugu sript:
భీష్మ ఉవాచ ।
త్వద్యుక్తోఽయమనుప్రశ్నో యుధిష్ఠిర గుణోదయః ।
శృణు మే పుత్ర కార్త్స్న్యేన గుహ్యమాపత్సు భారత ॥ ౧౨ ॥

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